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Topic: how to get further assistance (Read 3923 times)

Soooooooo....I've been going to the doctor for several months and it was "suggested" that I start medicine but since I don't have insurance and I can't afford medication I filled out a medicine assistance application but supposedly I make to much money smh I'm trying to be proactive with all of this but how can get better if I don't have the medicine to do so?? Any advice?As of: 04/2013 cd4 470VL 10,000

I'm not sure what you're saying here. Was it a case manager from an AIDS Service Organization?

Technically it's called the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) and it's one of many components that falls under Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. While there are federal guidelines for the program, each state sets qualification levels. It's also required that it be "payer of last resort" so if say, if you're on Medicaid, then that should pay for things before ADAP did. But basically if you have no coverage, and your income level is below the whatever the cut off is for the state of Texas, then you will have your HIV meds covered.

@Miss Philicia Since I've been under the Ryan White program I have been going to doctors appointments at Bluitt Flowers. My Doctor suggested medication in order for me to be proactive. She suggested that I apply for medication with the pharmacy rep at bluitt flowers as well(which i did). The representative told me that the program covers up to 3 years of medication and then I would have to reapply again. After sending my information to her we discussed the requirements in order for me to be approved for the program and due to my income being higher it was apparent that I would not qualify. So she told me that we would just try another program to see if i was eligible for that and if I'm not we would resort to the Ryan white program... so here is my question is the Ryan white program I'm already under "part A"(for doctor visits) and the medicine portion I'm needing is it "part B"

No sir I don't have insurance unfortunately :-( I'm trying not to stress out but it's kind of hard not to because I really want to be cooperative with everything but the medicine portion is pretty difficult so far

I'm trying not to stress out but it's kind of hard not to because I really want to be cooperative with everything but the medicine portion is pretty difficult so far

I can sympathize. I remember how it felt like I was "selling my soul to the devil" back when I first signed up for various benefits.

However, take a deep breath and relax. If you haven't been sick lately, your numbers are no where near bad. Until recently, they didn't even talk about starting treatment until your cd4s dropped to 350. More recently, it was at 500 (and with the 100pts a day cd4s can change, you're still well within the "safe" zone). It's just been in the last short while, that they've talked about starting treatment immediately. So you still have plenty of time to get things worked out.

hang in there since it sounds like you have someone working on a solution to your case and best wishes for some quick resolution to it all.

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